General Characteristics

County (administration): Zlín Region
District (town): Vsetín
Cadastre: Choryně
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2514, 25142
Geological region: Subsilesian & Silesian units
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3385

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Silesian and Subsilesian units, Cretaceous - Albian-Cenomanian. Godula development. Outcrops in a river bank exposing calcareous claystones with interlayers of siltstones and siliceous sandstones. Upwards typical rhythmic flysch is developed. Foraminiferal fauna.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Flysch belt - Outer (Menilit-Krosněny) group of nappes
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída
Subject: stratigraphy, lithology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: claystone, conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Conflicts of interests: others human activity

References

Novotný a kol. (2011): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě 1:25000, 25-142 Valašské Meziříčí. - ČGS, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Barak Petr, 13.01.12
Updated by: Novotny Roman 27.02.12, Bubík Miroslav 25.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3385 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-12-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3385.

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